Jim Buck's career in IT has spanned more than 35 years, primarily in the college education, manufacturing, and healthcare industries. Past president (13 years) of the Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association, he has served on several teams developing IBM and COMMON certification tests. Jim has co-authored several IBM i textbooks with Bryan Meyers that are used by many companies and in colleges worldwide. Other accomplishments include: recipient of the 2007 IBM System i Innovation - Education Excellence Award, 2014 COMMON President's Award, and 2013/2016/2017 IBM Champion - Power Systems.

Jim is the president and founder of imPower Technologies, where he provides professional IBM i training and consulting services. He is active in the IBM i community, working to help companies train their employees in the latest IBM technologies and develop the next generation of IBM i professionals.

MC Press books written by Jim Buck available now on the MC Press Bookstore.

		Control Language Programming for IBM i Master the A-Z of CL, including features such as structured programming, file processing enhancements, and ILE. List Price $79.95 Now On Sale
		Mastering IBM i Get the must-have guide to the tools and concepts needed to work with today's IBM i. List Price $85.95 Now On Sale
		Programming in ILE RPG Get the definitive guide to the RPG programming language. List Price $95.95 Now On Sale
		Programming in RPG IV Understand the essentials of business programming using RPG IV. List Price $79.95 Now On Sale